Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the commissioning of the country’s new state-of-the-art naval asset—the 3,200-ton BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)—at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales, formerly the site of Washington’s largest overseas naval base.
The vessel, classified as a guided missile corvette that arrived in Manila last April 4 named after the last Filipino general to surrender during the Philippine-American War, is over 100 meters in length and equipped with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft capabilities.
She and sister ship, BRP Diego Silang—expected to arrive later this year—were procured from South Korea under a 28-billion…